Wilds of the United States: The Animals' Survival Field Guide
ALEXANDER VIDAL UNITED WILDS STATES THE ANIMALS OF THE SURVIVAL FIELD GUIDE chronicle books San Francisco
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT The wild spaces described in this book are not found on a singular landmass or even within just one hemisphere They are gathered here because they reflect the present borders of the United States of America and its territories a wide-ranging collection of lands stewarded by Indigenous peoples since time immemorial These lands were taken from Indigenous peoples as part of an ongoing history of settlement displacement war and colonial expansion These wild spaces are stolen lands and even as we appreciate their beauty we must consider the central role their eco systems and wildlife have played in the history of colonization The United States has routinely terrorized and displaced Indigenous communities in an effort to take their natural resources away from them a practice that continues today We must find more opportunities to return stewardship of the land to Indigenous communities and to enact environmental policies that honor and respect their knowledge AUTHOR'S LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT Wilds of the United States was written and illustrated in northeast Los Angeles California on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Tongva and Chumash people
